Oromia Regional State
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IDPs in Western Oromia face challenges as authorities expedite return programs amid absence of essential infrastructure
Humanitarian personnel providing assistance to internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the Horro Guduru Wollega Zone in January 2023 (Photo: Oromia…
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News: Rights body confirms six people killed, several injured in recent clashes between Oromia, Somali security forces
Qoloji site is one of the largest IDP sites in the Somali region. Photo: EHRC Addis Abeba -The Ethiopian Human…
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News: Dozens die of malaria in conflict-ridden west Wollega zone, Oromia as hunger takes toll on civilians
Left: A mother with her severely malnourished child. Right: Local people taking pateints to health centers in donkey-driven cartwheel. Pictures:…
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News: Rights body reports death of three people from infectious disease at detention facility
Homeless people in the streets of Addis Abeba lined to receive help. Picture: foodnotbombs Addis Abeba – Ethiopian Human Rights…
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News: Armed men assault on civilians in Western Oromia leaves several dead, injured
Gidda Ayana Hospital, where injured victims are being treated Addis Abeba – A devastating assault targeting unarmed civilians by assailants…
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News: Oromia gov. says reports of detention facilities “false information”
Addis Abeba – The government of Oromia regional state has in a short statement denied reports of detention facilities in…
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News: At least 12 civilians killed in Chobi, Oromia region, residents and opposition parties accuse gov’t forces of indiscriminate attack
Addis Abeba – Government forces deployed to Chobi district of West Shoa zone, Oromia region to fight the Oromo Liberation…
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News: Five countries express concern about violence in Amhara, Oromia regions; call for protection of civilians, respect for human rights
Civilians displaced by conflict in Oromia regional state. Photo: VOA Addis Abeba – In a joint statement issued this morning,…
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News: Disturbing footage reveals peasants’ abuse by officials in Jimma Zone, Oromia; suspects detained
Scene captured from the disturbing video in which a group of peasants are subjected to humiliating abuse by officials in…
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News: Human Rights Watch urges Ethiopia to release seven Oromo opposition figures held without charges for nearly three years
The seven imprisoned OLF leaders (Photo: Social Media) Addis Abeba – Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called for the immediate release…
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